BRONX, N.Y. — A 39-year-old man was stabbed and beaten by a group of attackers on a Bronx subway platform early Sunday morning, with police arresting a 15-year-old boy in connection with the assault.
The incident occurred around 2:15 a.m. aboard a northbound #4 train approaching the River Avenue and East 167th Street station. According to police, three unidentified individuals approached the victim as the train neared the platform.
Once on the platform at 167th Street, one individual forcibly removed a chain from the victim’s neck. A second suspect then stabbed the man in the chest, and all three punched and kicked him before fleeing the station on foot.
Emergency responders transported the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.
A 15-year-old male has since been arrested and faces multiple charges including attempted murder, four counts of robbery, two counts of gang assault, four counts of assault, grand larceny, petit larceny, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of stolen property.
Police said the assault occurred “while on the northbound #4 train approaching River Avenue and East 167 Street station.”